Extended evidence on the use of technical analysis in foreign exchange

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-338

  Gehrig, Thomas ^a,b   Menkhoff, Lukas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow analysis; Foreign exchange markets; Fund managers; Fundamentals; Technical analysis

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; FORECASTING METHOD;

EID: 33750288426     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.301     Document Type: Article

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